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REPORT GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS 1950

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1950 - 1951

Overview

Grey coloured cover with white foolscap sheets and black text throughout the document, stapled in three places along the spine. Has [Robert's] scripted in blue ink top left and the stamp of The WA RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS INSTITUTE MAY 1951 in the top right. Text on front under [1950 / Western Australia / REPORT / on the working of the / Government Railways / for the / Year ended 30th June, 1950]

Historical information

This government report was published in 1951 and related to the performance of the Western Australian Government Railways (W.A.G.R). This report was found at the Armadale Railway Station when the signal box was moved to its current location at the Armadale Visitor Centre on Jull Street in 1990.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2009.41

Item type

Documents

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Cardboard

Width

210 mm

Height or length

331 mm

Depth

4 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Text on cover at bottom [PERTH / BY AUTHORITY : W. H. WYATT, GOVERNMENT PRINTER. / 36682/5/50----680 / 1950].

Keywords

Western Australian Government Railways W.A.G.R

Place made

Perth
Western Australia
Australia

Year

1950 - 1951

Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection of that is associated with the history of rail within the City of Armadale. The arrival of the railway to the City of Armadale in 1889 saw the district change from one that was isolated from Perth due to distance (approx 30km from Perth) and a poorly maintained road. to one that had quick access via the train line. The train line meant not only the rapid transport of people but also of mail, news, ice and goods into and out of the district.

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Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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